The new Community Plan runs from 2010-2026 to link into the Local Development Framework and was adopted by the partnership in July.

The West Dorset Partnership began reviewing the Community Plan in April 2009. The review looked at existing consultations, plans and strategies of the partnership member organisations and published parish plans and local area partnership action plans from the district.

As part of the review a series of workshops were held in the summer of 2009 covering the topics of:

• Housing
• Transport
• Health and wellbeing
• Community safety
• Environment
• Local prosperity
• Communities and voluntary sector
• Culture and leisure

If you would like details on the workshop sessions please contact the West Dorset Partnership.

The draft plan was published for public consultation between 18 January and 12 April 2010. A series of public consultation drop-in sessions were held on:

• Thursday 11 March- 2pm-7pm at Digby Hall, Sherborne
• Thursday 18 March- 4pm-6pm at Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis
• Saturday 20 March- 9.30am-12.30pm at Yarn Barton, Beaminster
• Thursday 25 March- 1pm-5pm at WI Hall, Bridport
• Wednesday 31 March- 9.30am-6.30pm at the shop next to The Works, South Street, Dorchester

The responses have been analysed and can be seen in the Community plan consultation feedback report June 2010 (pdf, 309kb) (opens in a new window) (the summary of responses can be seen in appendix 3).  Appendix 3 summary of consultation responses June 2010 (pdf, 307kb) (opens in a new window) also includes the amendments to the plan as agreed by the sub group of the partnership. 

As part of the Community Plan Review an Equalities impact assessment (pdf, 113kb) (opens in a new window) and Environmental Assessment (pdf, 813kb) (opens in a new window) were undertaken. These are in the process of being updated and will be avaliable here shortly.

• Name: West Dorset Partnership
  Email: westdorsetpartnership@westdorset-dc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01305 252305
  Fax: 01305 251481
  Full details for West Dorset Partnership